Anton's Shorts

Written by Charles ThompsonDirected by Marc Geoffrey

06 Oct 2015 to 17 Oct 2015Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol

Anton Chekhov is widely acknowledged as the world's greatest short story writer, and one of the world's greatest playwrights. So what happens when some of his best short stories become short plays in themselves? Anton's Shorts is what happens . .

Come along and sample an outstanding local cast in an Arts Council funded production of these bite sized playlets - fizzing with manic humour, bursting with life, full of pathos, romance, absurdity and acute observations on the human condition - a teeming cavalcade of drunkards, duellists, madmen, lovers, piano tuners and matchmakers whirl through the fabulous Russian landscape of some of the greatest short stories ever written.

In An Hoteladapted from a story of the same name

A Misfortuneadapted from a story of the same name

A Mistakeadapted from the story 'An Inadvertence'

A Happy Endingadapted from a story of the same name and from the story 'A Daughter of Albion'

Reviews

Josie Finlay, Helicon, University of Bristol Creative Arts Magazine

"The play told versions of these regular interactions that are rarely given much social commentary but which we can all identify with. Who hasn't witnessed all of the above in one way or another? A customer complaining to staff, family tensions and bereavement, and the equivalent of match.com? . . Overall it was an enjoyable evening and I have no doubt that the comedy and relevance within Anton Chekhov's stories will ensure they continue to be recycled and replayed for many years to come." Maxine Robinson, Theatre Bristol website